By Tristen Critchfield / for the Journal If a game comes down to penalty kicks, the Albuquerque Academy girls tend to like their chances. That’s due in no small part to the presence of senior goalkeeper Cara Anderson, who denied St. Pius’ final two shots to propel the No. 2 Chargers (17-4-1) to a 4-3 […]
National signing period opens: Here are some local prep athletes planning to compete at D-I schools
By James Yodice / Journal Staff Writer From the Big Apple to a campus overlooking the Pacific Ocean, some of the metro area’s elite high school talent will be putting pen to paper starting Wednesday as the first major signing period is upon us. Wednesday marks the opening for all Division I and Division II […]
Cross Country Teams Sweep Academy Extravaganza
Academy’s boys and girls each won the 4A races, holding off their top rival in the process. The boys won in an extremely tight finish with rival Los Alamos, 51-53. The Chargers had a slight edge with the No. 4 and No. 5 runners, providing their team victory. Theodore Roundface of Gallup (16:24.88) was the […]
Albuquerque Academy Wins in First Round of Soccer Invite
New Mexico prep volleyball: Contending teams and 10 players to watch
By James Yodice / Journal Staff Writer Class 4A Both Hope Christian and Albuquerque Academy should have strong teams, even as both transition with new head coaches. Michael Smith has taken over the Chargers, who return senior hitter Emma Eden. She is committed to play at Pepperdine — in beach volleyball. “We talked about our […]
Number of Black head football coaches in Albuquerque area triples
By James Yodice / Journal Staff Writer There aren’t many Black men serving as the head coach of a high school football program in New Mexico. But that is not true of the Albuquerque metro area. Four Black men were hired to take over metro programs during the most recent offseason. Now, 26% (6 of […]
Linebacker Brody Whitaker ’24 is in Van Tate’s Sports Office
Clark Sonnenberg ’24 wins New Mexico/West Texas Amateur Tournament
Albuquerque Journal LAS CRUCES — Albuquerque Academy’s Clark Sonnenberg shot 5-under-par 67 Friday in the third and final round and earned a three-stroke win in the New Mexico/West Texas Junior Amateur tournament held at the New Mexico State University course. Sonnenberg went 67-71-67 for a 205 over the three rounds and finished ahead of three […]
Academy Wins NMAA Director’s Cup for Fifth Straight Year
Albuquerque Academy has been awarded the New Mexico Activities Association 4A Director’s Cup for the 15th time since its inception in 2005 and for the fifth consecutive year. “It should not be a surprise,” says Athletic Director Taryn Bachis, “with as many championships we competed in. In fact, we had the most points overall, regardless […]
Spring Athletics Honors
Honors for individual spring athletics have been announced. BASEBALL All Metro 2nd Team Satish Raichur ’24 All District 1st Team Matt Delaney ’25 Michelangelo Duva ’23 Satish Raichur ’24 All District 2nd Team Luke Laskey ’24 All State 1st Team Luke Laskey ’24 Satish Raichur ’24 All State 2nd Team Matt Delaney ’25 Michelangelo Duva […]
